List of years in archaeology       (table)
… 1958 .  1959 .  1960 .  1961  . 1962  . 1963  . 1964 … 1965 1966 1967 -1968- 1969 1970 1971 … 1972 .  1973 .  1974 .  1975  . 1976  . 1977  . 1978 …    In science: 1965 1966 1967 -1968- 1969 1970 1971
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The year 1968 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

Excavations

• Anne Stine Ingstad and Helge Ingstad complete excavations of Viking site at L'Anse aux Meadows.

Publications

Finds

• Archaeological prospection of Buvuma Island directed by the Tervuren Museum finds early use of pottery.

Awards

Miscellaneous

• Project to move temples of Abu Simbel to prevent their inundation by the Aswan High Dam successfully completed
• The Egyptian National Antiquities Service and the Getty Conservation Institute in Santa Monica, California started conservation project for tomb of Queen Nefertari.

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Deaths